One morning this summer my grandsons and I decided to make these cute dachshund stuffed toys from retro mama, Here . We purchased the pattern download from her etsy shop, Here. We printed the pattern and we were off, cutting, sewing, stuffing..... well, not so fast. That would have been great, except I wanted the boys to learn a little about what I do when I say that I design fabric on my computer. I had them each choose one thing they would like to have on their Milo's fabric. They decided on dogs and sharks. I designed those patterns along with small coordinates to go along with them using their favorite colors.
I downloaded them on the Spoonflower website, ordered a fat quarter of each, and we waited anxiously to receive them in the mail. I also made a small blue pinstripe and ordered it in the minky fabric to use for a soft underside on their ears.
This was a really fun project. The instructions were clear and it went together pretty easily. There were two places that were a little tricky. The first was when I cut the pattern pieces from the sewn together strips, making sure the seams stayed connected until I sewed the two sides together. The second was sewing the final ladder stitch to close the bottom after it was stuffed. The ladder stitch is normally pretty easy for closing the last seam, but I wanted the stuffing to be really tight so that made it a little more difficult. But the best part was giving them to the boys! I finished them just in time to have them waiting on their pillows for our next sleepover :)
